New species of 7ft snake has invaded UK, warn researchers – and they could be seeking refuge in your HOUSE A NEW invasive species of snake could be escaping the cold by crawling into people's houses, researchers have warned.
The areas where there are known to be populations of the large snakes are: London Zoo in Regent’s Park, Bridgend in South Wales, and Colwyn Bay in North Wales.
After tracking 13 males and eight females between 2021 and 2022, researchers found these now-wild snakes were "actively seeking and returning to use inhabited buildings".
Experts at the University of Cambridge found that snakes and Italian wall lizards have been imported into countries like the Netherlands undetected among ornamental olive trees.
Male snakes in particular would climb "large structures to access the attics and wall cavities of houses," researchers wrote in the study.
